Investigations of the motivation underlying Norwegian dairy farmers' use of homoeopathy

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 701-707

  Hektoen, L ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DAIRYING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERD; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MASTITIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 10844285514     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.22.701     Document Type: Article

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